Generation Parkway presents: New York International Children’s Film Festival: Kid Flix 1

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United States, 65 minutes, Rated G

Program Notes

Explore new worlds without leaving the theater! Kid Flix includes the best short films from New York International Children’s Film Festival, the largest film festival for kids and teens. Each year, NYICFF scours the globe for the best new films from around the world. Join us for two programs of audience favorites and award-winners from the 2017, 20th anniversary edition!

“Programmed for kids, this festival has adults lining up too!” ~ Lisa Graeber, NY Times

Recommended ages 3-7. All films either in English or without dialogue.

PROGRAM

OUTDOOR CINEMA
Russia/Australia • Animation • Tatiana Poliektova • 2014 • 3 min
The best cinema of all reflects what is right in front of us, in this homage to all things that capture our eye.

KONIGIRI KUN: SHOPPING
Japan • Animation • Mari Miyazawa • 2015 • 5 min
Konigiri Kun, a curious rice ball with a penchant for shopping, goes out to market and is tempted all around in this hilarious nod to overconsumption.

SPRING JAM
New Zealand • Animation • Ned Wenlock • 2016 • 6 min
Lone Stag lacks a certain something in the antlers department: the antlers. How will he get any birds to help him make music for the spring jam?

WATER PATH FOR A FISH
Spain/Colombia/France • Animation • Mercedes Marro • 2016 • 8 min
Oscar rescues a goldfish from the clutches of hungry cats, but with the drought, has trouble caring for it. When the faucets turn on, the challenge truly begins.

SPIDER WEB
Russia • Animation • Natalia Chernysheva • 2016 • 4 min
Anyone can get caught in a bind, but working together means weaving new webs of strength in one spider’s dilemma.

STONE SOUP
France/Belgium • Animation • Clementine Robach • 2015 • 7 min
Times are tough in one little town: first no food, now no electricity. Eventually, the transformative power of community nourishes all in more ways than one.

MR. NIGHT HAS A DAY OFF
Lithuania • Animation • Ignas Meilunas • 2016 • 2 min
Why is the night changing the day? Well, when you don’t like something, you change it.